Alex

“No second Johannesburg is needed upon the earth. One is enough.”
― Alan Paton, Cry, the Beloved Country

“Some people are polite, and some are quick. Each one’s a good quality to have, but most of the time quickness trumps politeness.”
― Haruki Murakami, Men Without Women

“Perhaps even people you like and admire immensely can make you see the World in ways you would rather not.”
― Susanna Clarke, Piranesi

“I realised that the search for the Knowledge has encouraged us to think of the House as if it were a sort of riddle to be unravelled, a text to be interpreted, and that if ever we discover the Knowledge, then it will be as if the Value has been wrested from the House and all that remains will be mere scenery.”
― Susanna Clarke, Piranesi